Table 1.
Characteristics of the South African and the Botswana cohort
| South African cohort | Botswana cohort | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Negative for high- risk HPV, negative histopathology (group A, n = 16) | Positive for high- risk HPV, negative histopathology (group B, n = 15) | Positive for high- risk HPV, CIN1/2/3 (group C, n = 24) | Recurrent (group R, n = 13) | Non-recurrent (group NR, n = 15) |
| Age (years), median (25th, 75th percentile) | 35 (31.5, 39.75) | 37 (29, 41) | 34.5 (28.25, 39.75) | 35 (29, 35.5) | 33 (30, 35) |
| CD4+ T-cell count at recruitment (cells/mm3), median (25th, 75th percentile) | 568.5 (395.7, 754) | 517 (399.5, 602) | 435.5 (308, 673.75) | 321 (238.5, 458.5) | 341 (282, 477) |
| Number of sexual partners, median (25th, 75th percentile) | 4.5 (3, 6) | 5 (3, 9) | 5.5 (4, 98) | 5 (3, 8.5) | 4.5 (3, 10) |
| Number of pregnancies, median (25th, 75th percentile) | 2 (2, 4) | 3 (1, 3) | 2 (1, 3) | 2 (1.5, 3) | 2 (1, 3) |
| Absolute number of women smoking cigarettes or chewing tobacco | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |